Meira Quest (Part 3)

[日巫子]

> "Woah..."
> Run to the windows and peer out.
> Run to the piano and inspect it!

> Awesome!
> You look out all of the windows.  You can see the sprawling maze and the bridge out front, and a lot more youkai.  You even see a campfire at one end, no doubt from the youkai you met before.
> You then head over to the piano.  It's glossy and made of a dark brown wood, almost black.  There's a bench with a red velvet cushion sitting in front of the keys.

> _

[Sect]

> Sit on the bench. How comfy is it.
> Curiously, and carefully, press on one of those keys.

[日巫子]

> Sit on the bench. How comfy is it.
> Curiously, and carefully, press on one of those keys.

> You take a seat on the bench, and sink into it almost immediately.  It's so soft~
> You reach out and press one of the keys.
> ...It doesn't sound too bad.

> _

[Sect]

> Tickle those ivories~. We may not know how to play, but enthuthiasm is the key!

[日巫子]

> Tickle those ivories~. We may not know how to play, but enthuthiasm is the key!

> You try playing a few more notes.  You don't know any songs or even which keys are which, but as long as your heart's into it it should be fine~
> What ends up coming out is a cacaphony of notes, and Kouyoshi's ears flatten on her head.  Mii is starting to squeal again.
> "Hey, hey, don't try playing so many at once."

> _

[Sect]

> "Mm... okay..."
> Be slower about it.

[日巫子]

> "Mm... okay..."
> Be slower about it.

> You play the piano slower.  It doesn't have any rhythm at all, but at least it doesn't sound ear-grating anymore.

> _

[Sect]

> Hee... it's still fun! "Hey, Kouyoshi, Kouyoshi, do you know any songs?"

[日巫子]

> Hee... it's still fun! "Hey, Kouyoshi, Kouyoshi, do you know any songs?"

> Kouyoshi looks away from the window.  "No.  I've never played the piano before."

> _

[Sect]

> "Oh..."
> Spin around on the bench. "Hey, do you wanna try? Or should we just keep lookin-hey! We can just keep playing, until they come up to find us!"
> Brilliant!

[日巫子]

> "Oh..."
> Spin around on the bench. "Hey, do you wanna try? Or should we just keep lookin-hey! We can just keep playing, until they come up to find us!"
> Brilliant!

> That's a shame.
> You suddenly get an idea.  Rather than looking through the rest of the castle, you can just play the piano until someone finds you.  You won't have to look all over the place for that girl, then.
> "Oh, nice."  Kouyoshi floats over and sits on top of the piano.  "Is that a very hard instrument to play?"

> _

[Hanzo K.]

>"Doesn't seem like it, you just push these keys and it makes music! Wanna try it?"
>Move over so Kouyoshi can give it a try!

[日巫子]

>"Doesn't seem like it, you just push these keys and it makes music! Wanna try it?"
>Move over so Kouyoshi can give it a try!

> "Uh..."  Kouyoshi leans over the piano and presses a few keys.  Her ears droop.
> "How would you know where all of the notes are?"

> _

[Sect]

> "Um... practice?" Press a few more keys as well. Try to imitate a song we heard before.

[Dizzy H. "Muffin" Muffin]

> Point "The ones that way are lower!" Point. "The ones that way are higher!"

[日巫子]

> "Um... practice?" Press a few more keys as well. Try to imitate a song we heard before.

> You press a few more keys and try to play a song you heard once, but you can't remember very well anymore.

> Point "The ones that way are lower!" Point. "The ones that way are higher!"

> Kouyoshi stares at the keys, and then presses them all in succession, starting from lowest to highest.  She looks rather pleased with herself.

> _

[Sect]

> Um... hey, let's try playing that song the bird youkai that cooked lamprey sang! Or at least as close as we can get.

[日巫子]

> Um... hey, let's try playing that song the bird youkai that cooked lamprey sang! Or at least as close as we can get.

> You try replaying the song the lamprey girl was singing.  It feels like forever ago, and although you mix up a lot of keys, you think you get at least one measure in.

> _

[Sect]

> Let's play that measure again until it sounds right!

[日巫子]

> Let's play that measure again until it sounds right!

> You try playing the measure again.  It sounds a bit better.
> Kouyoshi suddenly sits up, ears twitching.

> _

[Sect]

> "Eh? What is it, girl? Did Rumia fall down a well? Kouyoshi?"
> Look around as well.

[日巫子]

> "Eh? What is it, girl? Did Rumia fall down a well? Kouyoshi?"
> Look around as well.

> "Stop that."
> "I heard something."  Kouyoshi leaps off the piano and runs for the balcony.
> You look around, but see nothing out of the ordinary.

> _

[Sect]

> Hop off the seat and follow behind her.

[日巫子]

> Hop off the seat and follow behind her.

> You follow Kouyoshi to the balcony.  She's leaning over it, peering into the area below.
> "I wonder if someone really did hear us playing."  Her ears twitch.  "It sounded like a scuffling sound."

> _

[Sect]

> Lean over the railing as well. "Really? Helloooo?"

[Dizzy H. "Muffin" Muffin]

> Try to listen now instead of calling out, which might mask the noise.

[日巫子]

> Lean over the railing as well. "Really? Helloooo?"

> Try to listen now instead of calling out, which might mask the noise.

> You consider calling out, but opt for listening for the noise instead.
> Down below just seems to be an empty space of checkered floor, but you think you see something floating down there.

> _

[nolrai2]

Now call out. "hello?"

Wave arms.

[日巫子]

Now call out. "hello?"

Wave arms.

> You call out and wave your arms.
> You think you see something disappear around a corner down below.

> _

[Sect]

> "Hey!" Climb over the railing and float down.